Incapacity Benefit

Mark Harper: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much was spent on age additions to incapacity benefit in each of the last five years.

Anne McGuire: holding answer  6 June 2008
	The available information is in the following table.
	
		
			  Incapacity benefits age additions expenditure 
			   £ million, nominal terms 
			 2002-03 590 
			 2003-04 600 
			 2004-05 620 
			 2006-07 630 
			 2007-08 640 
			  Notes: 1. Figures include age additions payable to recipients of incapacity benefit, ex-invalidity benefit and severe disablement allowance. 2. Figures are rounded to the nearest £10 million.